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| Main Entry: | vague |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not definite or clear |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, amorphous, bleary, cloudy, dark, dim, doubtful, dreamlike, dubious, enigmatic, equivocal, faint, fuzzy, hazy, ill-defined, impalpable, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, inexplicable, lax, loose, misunderstood, muddy, nebulous, obscure, perplexing, problematic, puzzling, questionable, shadowy, superficial, tenebrous, uncertain, unclear, undetermined, unintelligible, unknown, unsettled, unspecified, unsure, amphibological, bewildering, blurred, generalized, imprecise, unexplicit |
| Antonyms: | certain, clear, definite, sure |
| Main Entry: | abstruse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult to understand |
| Synonyms: | abstract, complex, complicated, deep, enigmatic, esoteric, heavy*, hidden, incomprehensible, intricate, involved, muddy, obscure, perplexing, profound, puzzling, recondite, subtle, unfathomable, vague, Greek to me, clear as dishwater |
| Antonyms: | clear, concrete, easy, lucid, obvious, plain, simple |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ambiguous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having more than one meaning |
| Synonyms: | cryptic, doubtful, dubious, enigmatic, equivocal, inconclusive, indefinite, indeterminate, muddy, obscure, opaque, puzzling, questionable, tenebrous, uncertain, unclear, unintelligible, vague, clear as dishwater, enigmatical, inexplicit, multivocal, polysemous |
| Notes: | ambiguous is vague by accident or intent; equivocal is vague by intent |
| Antonyms: | clear, definite, explicit, lucid |
| Main Entry: | amorphous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without definite shape, character |
| Synonyms: | baggy, formless, inchoate, indeterminate, irregular, nebulous, nondescript, shapeless, unformed, unstructured, vague, blobby, characterless, unshaped |
| Antonyms: | definite, distinct, distinctive, shapely, shaped |
| Main Entry: | cryptic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret; obscure in meaning |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, ambiguous, apocryphal, arcane, cabalistic, dark, enigmatic, equivocal, esoteric, evasive, hidden, incomprehensible, inexplicable, murky, mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, opaque, oracular, perplexing, puzzling, recondite, secretive, strange, tenebrous, unclear, unfathomable, vague, veiled, Delphian, Delphic, mystifying, uninformative |
| Antonyms: | clear, obvious, plain, straightforward, seen |
| Main Entry: | dreamy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | illusory, romantic |
| Synonyms: | abstracted, astral, calming, chimerical, daydreaming, excellent, fanciful, fantastic, gentle, idealistic, imaginary, immaterial, impractical, intangible, introspective, marvelous, misty, musing, mythical, nightmarish, otherworldly, out of this world, pensive, preoccupied, quixotic, shadowy, soothing, speculative, unreal, unsubstantial, utopian, vague, visionary, whimsical, introvertive, lulling, phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, relaxing |
| Antonyms: | horrible, terrible, unromantic |
| Main Entry: | equivocal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | doubtful, uncertain |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, ambivalent, borderline, disreputable, dubious, evasive, fishy*, fuzzy*, hazy*, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, misleading, muddled, oblique, obscure, open, problematic, puzzling, questionable, suspect, suspicious, tenebrous, unclear, undecided, unintelligible, vague, amphibological, clear as mud, clouded, muzzy, unexplicit, with mixed feelings |
| Antonyms: | certain, clear, definite, determined, obvious, plain, sure, unequivocal, unquestionable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | evasive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deceitful, tricky |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, cagey, cunning, deceptive, devious, elusive, false, fugitive, greasy, indirect, intangible, lying, misleading, oblique, shifty, slippery, sly, unclear, vague, casuistic, casuistical, dissembling, elusory, equivocating, prevaricating, shuffling, sophistical, stonewalling |
| Antonyms: | direct, forthright, honest, ready, straight, straightforward |
| Main Entry: | foggy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hazy, obscure |
| Synonyms: | cloudy, dark, dim, filmy, fuzzy, gray, indistinct, misty, murky, mushy, nebulous, unclear, vague, vaporous, blurred, ceiling zero, closed in, clouded, fogged in, pea-soupy, smazy, smoggy, socked in, soupy, vapory, zero-zero |
| Antonyms: | clear |
| Main Entry: | hypothetical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | guessed, assumed |
| Synonyms: | academic, casual, conditional, conjectural, contingent, debatable, disputable, doubtful, equivocal, imaginary, imagined, indefinite, indeterminate, presumptive, pretending, problematic, putative, questionable, speculative, supposed, suspect, theoretical, uncertain, vague, assumptive, concocted, conjecturable, contestable, postulated, presupposed, provisory, refutable, stochastic, suppositional, suppositious, theoretic, unconfirmed |
| Antonyms: | calculated, confirmed, factual, measured, proved, real, reliable, truthful, proven |
| Main Entry: | impalpable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intangible, unsubstantial |
| Synonyms: | airy, delicate, fine, imperceptible, incorporeal, indiscernible, indistinct, insensible, insubstantial, nebulous, shadowy, tenuous, thin, vague, disembodied, imponderable, imprecise, inappreciable, unapparent, unobservable, unperceivable |
| Antonyms: | palpable, perceptible, substantial, tangible, understandable, believeable |
| Main Entry: | imperceptible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hard to sense; faint |
| Synonyms: | ephemeral, evanescent, fine, gradual, impalpable, inaudible, inconspicuous, indiscernible, indistinct, indistinguishable, infinitesimal, insensible, insignificant, invisible, microscopic, minute, momentary, shadowy, slight, small, subtle, tiny, trivial, vague, imponderable, inappreciable, inconsiderable, undetectable, unnoticeable |
| Antonyms: | apparent, conspicuous, distinct, evident, noticeable, obvious, perceptible, striking, seeable, unobscured |
| Main Entry: | inarticulate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to speak well |
| Synonyms: | dumb, halting, hesitant, hesitating, inaudible, incoherent, incomprehensible, indistinct, muffled, mute, obscure, reticent, silent, speechless, tongue-tied, unclear, unintelligible, unspoken, vague, voiceless, blurred, faltering, maundering, mumbled, mumbling, stammering, unuttered, unvocal, unvoiced, wordless |
| Antonyms: | articulate, communicative |
| Main Entry: | inattentive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | negligent, not paying attention |
| Synonyms: | absent, absentminded, apathetic, blind, bored, careless, distracted, distraught, diverted, dreamy, faraway, heedless, inadvertent, indifferent, listless, lost*, musing, neglectful, oblivious, off-guard*, preoccupied, rapt, regardless, remiss, removed, scatterbrained*, thoughtless, unconscious, unheeding, unmindful, unobservant, unthinking, vague, distrait, inobservant, out to lunch, undiscerning, unnoticing, unobserving, unperceiving, unwatchful |
| Antonyms: | attentive, heedful, noticing, observant, looking |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inconclusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | up in the air |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, deficient, incomplete, indecisive, indeterminate, lacking, open, uncertain, unconvincing, undecided, uneventful, unfinished, unsatisfactory, unsettled, vague, unfateful |
| Antonyms: | certain, conclusive, decisive, definite, sure |
| Main Entry: | indistinct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obscure, ambiguous |
| Synonyms: | bleary, confused, dark, dim, doubtful, faint, fuzzy, hazy, ill-defined, inaudible, inconspicuous, indefinite, indeterminate, indiscernible, indistinguishable, inexact, misty, muffled, murky, shadowy, unclear, undefined, undetermined, unheard, unintelligible, vague, weak, bleared, blurred, out of focus |
| Antonyms: | apparent, certain, definite, discernible, distinct, evident, explicit, plain, positive, sure, defined |
| Main Entry: | intangible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indefinite, obscured |
| Synonyms: | abstract, abstruse, airy, dim, elusive, ethereal, evanescent, evasive, hypothetical, impalpable, imperceptible, incorporeal, indeterminate, insensible, invisible, rare, shadowy, slender, slight, uncertain, unreal, unsubstantial, unsure, vague, eluding, evading, imponderable, inappreciable, unapparent, unobservable |
| Antonyms: | definite, obvious, palpable, perceptible, tangible |
| Main Entry: | lax |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slack, remiss |
| Synonyms: | broad, careless, casual, delinquent, derelict, devil-may-care*, easygoing, flaccid, forgetful, general, inaccurate, indefinite, indifferent, inexact, lenient, neglectful, negligent, oblivious, regardless, shapeless, slipshod, sloppy, soft, unmindful, vague, yielding, any way, asleep on job, behindhand, disregardful, imprecise, nonspecific, overindulgent, paying no mind |
| Antonyms: | hard, rigid, strict, tight |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | meaningless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without use, value, worth |
| Synonyms: | absurd, aimless, blank, doesn't cut it, double-talk*, doublespeak, empty, feckless, fustian, futile, good-for-nothing, hollow, hot air*, inane, inconsequential, insignificant, insubstantial, nonsensical, nothing, nugatory, pointless, purportless, purposeless, senseless, trifling, trivial, unimportant, unmeaning, unpurposed, useless, vacant, vague, vain, valueless, vapid, worthless |
| Antonyms: | meaningful, significant, useful, valuable, worthwhile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | filmy, obscure |
| Synonyms: | bleary, cloudy, dark, dim, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indistinct, murky, mushy, nebulous, opaque, overcast, unclear, vague, vaporous, blurred, closed in, clouded, dewy, enveloped, shrouded, socked in, soupy |
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